The Board has granted service connection for inflammatory arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma with borderline personality disorder. However, the claim for service connection for TBI was denied because there is no medical evidence linking the injury to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not persuasively link the Veteran's TBI to her service and thus denied the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- inflammatory arthritis, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083056
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine disability, right hand disability, left hip disability, TBI, and left knee disability have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.,Specifically, the VA examination in December 2019 determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to a failure by the AOJ to obtain his complete service personnel records and service treatment records, which were received prior to the issuance of the decision on appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for dizziness, TBI, MDD, and anxiety disorder is granted as new evidence has been received. The claims are remanded to obtain VA examinations.
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